Review Archive: February 2012
Zift
An impressive crime drama out of Bulgaria lumbered with a less than impressive disc.
Nudes of the World / Take Off Your Clothes and Live
A double-bill for the "sun-worshipper".
Chico & Rita
Nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar tonight, Chico & Rita is a love story with plenty of great music.
The Story of Lover's Rock
Menelik Shabazz's nostalgic look back at the sweeter side of reggae.
The Big Caper (MGM LE Collection)
Rory Calhoun stars in this fifties crime drama which, as clydefro explains, proves that film noir is not a genre.
The Student Comedies: Four Silent Films by Yasujiro Ozu
Slackers, pratfalls and young romance.
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (MGM LE Collection)
Allen Funt, creator of Candid Camera, turns his attention to sex and reactions to casual nudity, with fascinating results
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (MGM LE Collection)
A weird spoof of the detective genre, set on a chicken hatchery and starring an aged Bowery Boy
Penitentiary
Blaxploitation meets the prison flick and the boxing movie. The first sequel is here too.
Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Sensorites versus humans in this six-part adventure from the Doctor's first season.
The Thief and the Cobbler
Richard Williams' long-gestated animated feature finally gets a UK release, but not the one you'd like.
Engineer Prite's Project
The Hyperkino edition of Lev Kuleshov's directorial debut, now available to UK buyers.
By the Bluest of Seas
Boris Barnet's visually stunning Soviet drama, now available to UK buyers.
Inkubus
Freddy's dead but has Robert Englund found a new monster worth his talents?
Mein Freund der Mörder / Al Capone von der Pfalz
Meet Bernhard Kimmel, the 'Al Capone of the Palatinate'...